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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1881.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 66,

129

Mr. EDMUND SHARP, Crown Solicitor, having reported his return from leave of absence, has re- sumed the duties of his Office from the 19th instant.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th February, 1881.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 67.

The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of the Colony, for the year 1880, are published for general information.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, IIongkong, 26th February, 1881.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, during the Year 1880.*

Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

1215131

CRIMES.

1 Assault, occasioning actual Bodily Harm,.

2

Assault,

1

11

Breach of Conditional Pardon,

Breaking, entering, and stealing in a Dwelling House,

2 Breaking out of a Dwelling House,

5 Burglary,

Counterfeit Coin (being in possession of),.

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Death.

Death recorded,

Penal Servitude.

Hard labour, over

1 Year.

Year and under. | Hard labour, 1

Solitary Confinement,

SENTENCE.

Number of Persons.

Number of Persons.

Privately Flogged,

Number of Cases.

Number of Per-

sons.

Number of Cases.

Number of Per-

sons.

REMARKS,

CASES

CASES

ABAN-

POST-

DONED.

PONED.

2002+

1

8

3

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3

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2

1

1

Embezzlement,

1 1

Forgery,

17 22

Larceny,

19

3

3

Larceny and Receiving,

3

1

2

Larceny in a Boat in the Harbour,

2

9

11

Larceny from the Person,.

10

3

3

Larceny in a Dwelling House,

::

1

9

Larceny from a Wreck,.

9

1

2

Larceny on board a Ship in the Harbour,

3

3

Larceny by a Servant,

3-20: :*

13

1

1

Manslaughter,

1

2

Murder,

4

4 Obtaining Geods by False Pretences,

2

2 Perjury,

4

7

Piracy,

1

16

Piracy (attempting to commit),

1

7

Piracy (being found within the Colony, feloniously on board

vessel equipped for the purpose of),

2

5

Robbery from the Person with Violence,.

1

1

Robbery, being armed,

3

Robbery with Violence, .

*

4

2

1

Receiving Stolen Goods,

2

2

Wounding, with Intent to do actual Bodily Harm,

3

2

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5

Do.

do.

3

5 Unlawfully bringing into the Colony a Child for the purpose of

5 Unlawfully taking away a Child, with Intent to deprive the parent

selling said Child,.

a female for the purpose of

prostitution,

4

1

4

of its possession,

1

1

1

Do.

a Woman out of the Colony, for the pur-

1

poses of prostitution,

1

2

4

1 Unlawfully detaining a Woman for the purposes of Emigration,.

Unlawfully and by force taking away a Child with Intent to i

deprive the Father of the possession of such Child,

1

3

2

4 Forcibly detaining

do.

do.

3

1

1

Unlawfully enticing away a female from this Colony for the pur-

poses of Emigration,

1

1

1

2 Unlawfully bringing into the Colony a Woman for the purposes

of Einigration,

1

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1

2

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Hongkong, 18th February, 1881.

W. H. R. Mossop, Acting Registrar.

NOTE. Subjoined is a Comparative Table showing the Number of Cases and P'ersons tried during the last three years.

91 160

Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

Number of Convictions.

216

163

Number of Acquittals.

1878,

157

145

3879,

148

202

133

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1880, ....

91

160

120

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